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2009 Program Proposal
IRC Conference
March 19-21, 2009 


Please provide the following information:

I.  PERSON SUBMITTING PROPOSAL
Last Name
 First Name

 

 
Address
City
 State     Zip

 

 
Home Phone Business Phone

Position and/or Title   

School/District/Professional Affiliation    

Work Address
 City   State 

Email Have you presented at IRC Before?  Yes    No

II.  PRESENTATION ASSOCIATES

Please list the names, complete addresses (including zip code), telephone numbers, and institutional affiliations 
and addresses of the program associates.  Please secure advance permission from each individual.  If additional program associates are participating, please add the same needed information in the comments section. 
Last Name
 First Name

School/District/Professional Affiliation    
City
 State     Zip

 Phone Email

Last Name
 First Name

School/District/Professional Affiliation    
City
 State     Zip

Phone Email

Comments or Additional Program Associates     

III.  STRAND NUMBER  
All proposals should relate to one of the strands below:  

1.  Literacy Skills (fluency, word identification, 
     comprehension, vocabulary) - ISBE Standard 1
2.  Literature Studies - ISBE Standard 2
3.  Extending Literacy through Speaking and
     Listening - ISBE Standard 4
4.  Extending Literacy through writing - ISBE
     Standards 3 and 5
5.  Technology in the Classroom
6.  Diversity (multicultural multiple intelligences,
     gender issues)
7.  Program Coordinators/Reading Specialist		 8.   Adult Education
9.   Collaborations (inclusion, teaming, literacy
      coaching, RtI)
10.  Research-Based Practice
11.  Standards, Assessment, and Evaluation
12.  Early Childhood and Emergent Literacy
13.  Reading Across the Curriculum
14.  Administration
15.  Title I
16.  ELL, Special Needs Students, Gifted
17.  Family Literacy

IV.   SESSION LENGTH    
 

V.     INTENDED AUDIENCE (Check each category that applies.)  
  Educators of Pre-Schoolers (PreK-K) 
Educators of Primary Students (K-3) 
Educators of Primary Students (4-6) 
Educators of Primary Students (6-9)
Educators of Primary Students (9-12) 
Educators of Special Needs Students and/or ELL		 Educators of Adults
Administrators
Librarians
Reading Specialists
Literacy Coaches
All

VI.     AUDIO VISUAL EQUIPMENT   
Overhead projectors and screens are the only audio visual equipment  available to presenters.  Other equipment must be supplied by the presenter.    
       

VII.    TITLE OF PRESENTATION  (as you wish it to appear in the program book; please be succinct)  
          

VIII.   ABSTRACT
Describe the content of the program in 20-35 words.  The abstract must be clearly stated and reflect the  actual presentation.  Please remember that your session may not promote specific products or packaged programs.    
           
 

To help prevent scheduling conflicts, please identify all presenters listed in this proposal who are also included in other proposals.  Please provide name of presenter and person submitting other proposal.  
          
 

In accordance with IRA and IRC policy, program participants will not be reimbursed for any expenses by the Illinois Reading Council.  I understand that by submitting this form that all presenters must pre-register for the conference by February 1, 2009.  If not, names and presentations may be removed from the final IRC conference  program due to printing deadlines.  I also understand that only an overhead projector and screen will be provided and that the printing of handouts is the responsibility of the presenters.  Please check the box below that you have read and agree to the above policies.  

I/We agree to these policies!  

                              

Illinois Reading Council
an affiliate of the
International Reading Association

For general information, contact us at: irc@illinoisreadingcouncil.org